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Use a polarizing filter to lessen or eliminate reflections from glass. This works really well on windows of stores or cars. But the trade-off is that your exposure will be a bit longer, as the light is cut down by almost two stops.

On photo sharing sites like Flickr you can often view the details of a photograph and take a look at the shutter speed, aperture, ISO and other settings. While this won’t teach you how to create a photo from scratch it will show you what technical choices photographers made to capture their images.

If your COOLPIX camera or NIKKOR lens has image stabilization (Nikon calls it Vibration Reduction), know when to use it and when to turn it off. If you don’t know how your stabilization system works, turn it off when you’re shooting with a tripod. If it doesn’t sense that the camera is solidly mounted, it can add movement while trying to reduce blur.

Always use your lens hood (if you have one) or buy a lens hood (if you don’t). The lens hood isn’t just good for preventing flare. It can keep you from losing the contrast of your images as well as protect your front lens element from raindrops too.

When shooting a portrait of an athlete, use fill flash (or flash turned on even in daylight) to light up the shadow areas under a hat or helmet. This will balance the light from the entire scene and light up the face. On a compact camera, the setting to choose is "Flash On."

Look around you when you’re shooting at sunset. The objects that look boring during the day magically come to life when the rays of the sun hit them. Buildings, cars and anything reflective take on a special quality at sunset.

If your camera can capture images in both RAW and JPEG format, do so even if you don’t work with RAW images now. These RAW files have the highest image quality possible, so you can edit them years from now and be sure you’re getting the best looking image possible.

Shooting a lightning storm can be exciting. Use a tripod and set you camera to record a long exposure. With DSLRs, 15 seconds is a good start, but you may have to use up to 30 seconds, or bulb setting (where the shutter stays open as long as you hold down the shutter button). Because you never know when the lightning will occur, keep shooting for best results. Remember to always keep a safe distance, and don’t forget the tripod to avoid blurry photos!

Take a self-portrait each day for a week or month (or a year). It’s harder than you think to take an attractive photo of yourself, and if you do it for long enough you’ll have an interesting series that shows how you’ve changed over time.

Look on photo sharing sites for inspiration for your next photo shoot. Pick a subject you want to photograph or a location and search for photos of that. You’ll see a wide array of different techniques and styles that will inspire you.

Don’t stop shooting after the action has finished in sports. Get in close on a happy or sad face … a celebration after a goal … or the dejection on the sideline after a loss. The emotion of the game speaks volumes and can really round out a series of pictures.

If you live in a city or near a big photo store, find a photographic rental house and rent a lens that you don’t have. Take a telephoto lens to a ball game or rent a wide-angle lens and take it camping. This will give you a chance to try a new piece of equipment and expand your photographic horizons.

You should format the memory card in your camera on a regular basis. By using the camera’s built-in “Format” function, found in the menus, you lessen the chance of having card problems in the future. Doing so is better than just deleting the images using the camera or the computer.

Take a step back. No, farther back. See what the scene looks like from far away to get perspective. Walk around it, to see it from different angles. There’s a tendency to rush up to something and take a photo, but if you look at it from different angles you’re more likely to find something you would otherwise have missed.

Most cameras with built-in flashes have a red-eye reduction setting that fire several quick pre-flashes before the main burst of light. Turn this off if you’re not photographing people because it drains the battery and doesn’t help light up your scene.

Make a great team picture. Get the team together in front of a nice background—maybe the goal, the net or the team logo on the field or floor. Shoot the ordinary, and then let the kids have some fun, making faces or funny poses. That’s the one they will always remember.

At a wedding, watch what the photographer is doing and pick something different to shoot. If the photographer is shooting the cake cutting, take pictures of the band. If the photographer is shooting the bouquet toss with a wide-angle lens from behind the bride, use a telephoto to capture people trying to catch the flowers. You’ll capture a part of the wedding that wouldn’t have been documented otherwise.

It’s always best to shoot group pictures in a location that tells something about the people. For example, shoot the sports team on the field instead of the parking lot. Try to think about how the background, or setting, adds to the story of who they are.

Do some photography pro bono. Find a charitable organization in your area that can’t afford a photographer and offer your services for free. The group will end up with a precious resource it wouldn’t have had access to; and photos of an event or service the organization provides can help it get funding.

Try to buy the fast and large memory cards. Speed ratings on the cards are important for live action shots, especially when you’re shooting in sports or continuous scene modes, or at the highest frame rate. That will allow the camera to shoot at its fastest frame rate with little worry the camera will have to pause to offload images to the card.

Freeze the sports action. The key is using a high shutter speed. On compact cameras, use the sports scene mode. On a DSLR, pick a high shutter speed of 1/500th of a second or above. This will freeze almost all action. If the light is low, adjust your ISO to a higher sensitivity (800-1600 ISO), which will allow you to select a faster shutter speed.

Place your subjects equally away from the camera when shooting a group. Avoid placing any of your subjects a lot closer to your camera than others. That can lead to some of your family members being out of focus or just looking a little out of the mix.

Babies are great subjects because they’re so darn cute. Focus on the teeny body parts with a macro lens. Pudgy hands, small ears, and teeny elbows—they’re even cuter when they’re the subjects of your photo.

Use a small flashlight to light up a scene. Put one behind or under an object at night to create an interesting glow or use it instead of a flash. Take long-exposure shots using a flash as a light source and you can create interesting glowing sections of your photos.

Photographing at the zoo? Careful composition can hide the fact that your wild animal subjects are behind fences or in pens. Zoom in for tight close-ups so you don’t see man-made objects like fence posts, concrete swimming holes or perches for the animals to play on.

When photographing cars, try getting a different perspective. Use a wide-angle lens to capture the hood ornament with the hood stretched out behind. Get low and shoot up on the car. Grab a ladder and shoot a bird’s eye view. You’ll create a photograph that captures a car as art.

When shooting nighttime landscapes, use a low ISO (400 or below if possible) while working from a tripod. Open your aperture to F/4 or F/5.6. This will allow you to have a shot full of detail and of good quality. Remember that night shots need a subject, just like day shots.

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Balanced, fixed f/2.8 wide-angle to medium telephoto zoom lens

Praised for its reliability and overall image quality, this is a long-time favorite lens of passionate professionals. With a fast fixed aperture of f/2.8 across a 24–70mm zoom range, this lens provides both fine resolution and natural representation. A Nano Crystal Coat helps effectively reduce ghost and flare effects under harsh lighting for greater image clarity. Its Internal Focus (IF) provides fast and quiet auto focusing without changing the length of the lens, so you can retain subject to working distance through the entire focus range.

A lens for a lifetime of use
Big and heavy for a short/mid zoom but this lens is razor sharp. The first images I viewed were astonishing. Built solid with large control barrels. It has the typical smoothness of Nikkor controls. It may seem initally expensive but you only need to buy it once for a lifetime of shooting.
January 3, 2011

Excellent Optics, Durability and feel
After reading all the great reviews on this lens I finally went for it. Having also the 14~24 I now have what I consider two of the best lens Nikon makes that cover that range, Fixed or otherwise. Since I prefer the wider ranges this lens is a wonderful addition to my bag. Some say the lens is heavy but I do not find it to be and I am very happy with the lens and it performs exceptionally well. It is a jewel.
- The lens is worth the price.
November 11, 2010

Excellent Buy!!!
I was looking for a wide-angle lens and wanted something with flexibility. After reading the reviews I decided to take the plunge. All I can say is what a great lens. Heavy, big, but the results are spectacular. I join those who say this is now their main lens for shooting. Works very well in low light situations. I would have liked to have more of a wide-angle, but this is good enough and works well for many situations. This is a safe buy in my book and a must have.
November 1, 2010

Excellent High Performance Lens
The 24-70 f 2.8 is a great addition to my 14-24 f2.8 and 70-200mm f2.8 lens. It is very sharp, quiet and just feels robust, like it will last forever!
October 27, 2010

Great Lens! Thrilled to have it in my bag!
I love this lens, I primarily shoot horses and dogs and I am in dusty environments a lot. This lens has been solid and has produced high quality, sharp images for me. It's only one of two I carry in my bag, the other in the Nikkor f/2.8 80mm - 200mm. For the most part, they are all I need. It's worth the investment.
October 17, 2010

Great Professional Lens
This lens is a must have for Wedding Photographers. Its like cheating. I was hesitant to switch to this lens because I had a bad experience from Sigmas highest grade midrange zoom and was happy with my bag full of Nikkor primes in the wide to short tele range. This lens is as sharp or sharper than most of my prime lenses in this ragne and the colors it produces are rich and vibrant. Last week I shot an entire wedding with this lens while my assistant shot with the 80-200 f/2.8 ED and 105 macro on my other D700 body. If you are going to be shooting all day, and you can afford it, its worth it.
October 8, 2010

My 2nd best fast zoom lens...
My second favorite fast zoom lens in terms of image quality, but first for usage. After using the 14-24, nothing else seems to be as sharp. But for the range, I love this lens. One thing I noticed when working out in the fields is that dust seem to collect in between the barrel’s opening (near the front). It was not too dusty then, but I had some gritty feeling while zooming the lens, mostly in one end though. After the trip and some indoor usage, the grinding seem to have gone. Overall, very nice lens.
September 27, 2010

only lens used
I purchased a D300s ... and this lens. It is perfect for all of my needs. Next lens will be either the 14-24, or the 70-200.
September 22, 2010

Very fine lens
This is truly an excellent lens. It is very sharp, and the large aperture – compared to many zoom lenses— is a real plus in low light situations. This is my main lens. If I have to carry just one lens, this is the one I choose. I have used it in situations ranging from general shots at basketball games, to car shows and family pictures. It’s always nice to know that if a picture needs copping, this lens will not be the limiting factor.
As many have reported, this is a heavy lens. That’s the price you pay for a lot of glass. The result is superb pictures. I use a good, load distributing neck strap on my D300. That helps a lot.
I have only experienced a couple small negatives with this lens. I have noticed a tiny bit of the gold flakey material that some people have reported, but it has not been a problem. Sometimes the zoom seems a bit tight, but again it’s not a problem.
I feel this is the best lens I have ever owned – most of which have been Nikons.
August 19, 2010

Workhorse lens
This lens is just about perfect. It's big--but who cares when it gives the ability to shoot sharp in low light?
August 14, 2010

24X70
a great lens, well balanced, crystal clear sharpness, fast lens. A great lens to have in your bag
August 8, 2010

Superb Lens
I purchased this lens for my D700. I use it for general purposes, landscape and people photography. Of many Nikkor lenses, this is the best I have owned. It is tack-sharp and focuses quickly. Wide open it gives great background blurr. The detail in landscape images is outstanding. My only gripe is the size and weight, but that's the price of this quality glass.
August 7, 2010

Superb
Excellent, sharp, fast perfect lens for actions sports in close, in all lightiing conditions. Durable, excellent zoom, works in all conditions.
It is nearly impossible to fault this lens.
I use this on a D3. I've been using it for about a year and a half.
August 5, 2010

The best standard professional zoom lens
This is the most common professional lens that I use for everything! This is the first lens everyone should buy when buying a professional dslr! If you can afford it, it's well worth it! If you can only choose one lens this is the one you should get!
August 5, 2010

Big, Bulky, and Right on
This was the !st lens I bought when I moved up to full frame along with the 14-24 mm Ultrawide Zoom. A big chunk of money in one day and a couple big lenses to boot. Now I had the cake and I could eat it too if I so wished. The lens is quite large and looks even bigger with the supplied hood. I actually had to let some people I photographed with it, look through the viewfinder so they were not under the impression I was zooming super close. It's intimidating but it puts out and once you calmed the nerves of your subjects it shuts them up as well. The pictures I have taken with it are all good if not great but when shooting people I can see the aprehension unless I let them see for themselves the preview on my LCD to lighten them up. Big lenses seem to make ordinary folks quiver so I don't use it for that purpose though I really do like this lens. It's crystal clear at all apetures and setting from 24mm to 70mm and it really fits the gap intended knowing well the 70mm to 200mm was going to be my next purchase. In a strange way I wish the lens were more compact similar to other lenses in it's class but then I would wonder about the glass. This is serious glass, no doubt, just more than it looks ironically.
August 3, 2010

Great Lens
I use this for most outings. I use it for panoramas, portraits and landscapes. It focuses close as is great for flowers. I also have used it with a set of extension tubes for macro work.
The only draw back is when using the on board flash, there is a small shadow zone where the top of the lens stops some of the light. Not a big deal since I usually run the SB900.
August 3, 2010

A superb lens! Just wish I had it 20 years ago.
I gave up on my 20-year old Pentax SLR and lenses in early 2010 (after some disappointing landscapes & panoramas in 2009) and switched to a Nikon F6 backed up by a Nikon D700. I bought both the 24-70 f/2.8 (this lens) and the 70-200 f/2.8 VRII, and a 50mm f/1.4G "normal" lens. But the 24-70 has become my "new normal," despite its substantial weight. I scan (or upload) all my photos to a computer, and I am just amazed by the sharpness and lack of distortion that I get with this lens. My hat's off to Nikon.
August 2, 2010

This has become my standard lens.
I bought this lens to take advantage of its speed and mid range zoom. Little did I realize that this would become my standard lens. I shoot with two bodies and this lens never comes off one. It is remarkable sharp, fast to focus and very forgiving across a wide range of f stops and focal lengths. It is so sharp that is allows to crop aggressively to get the effect of a longer lens without giving up very much at all.
It is also rugged. Just back from three weeks in the Mid East and was thrilled that I had this lens in my bag.
August 2, 2010

Stunning!
I replaced a 3rd party 2.8 lens with this Nikkor lens. There is simply no comparison. The Nikkor outperforms any 3rd party lens by leaps and bounds! This lens stays on my camera most of the time.
August 2, 2010

Superb Lens!!!! - Great quality pictures
This is the best investment that I did. The picture's quality is amazing: sharp and and very fast in the autofocus task; and if you know how to take pictures, I mean, manage the light, setup the camera body, the results are superb.
The only thing that I feel Nikon must consider to add, is the VR feature, but it is not a big concern.
August 1, 2010

This being my very first professional lens, I have to say that it has exceeded my expectations. This is one superb lens.
August 1, 2010

Excellent for Portraits and Lanscpae
Just recently I purchase the 70-200 VRII, and after trying this model for protraits and landscaping I made the decision to complement my "Glass Artillery" I purchase this model excellent decision once again.
August 1, 2010

Another Nikon Classic
I purchased this lens to replace a sigma 24-70 2.8 that was giving me soft images all around. I tried to deal with it, but I just couldn't accept the results I was getting.
The Nikkor 24-70 2.8 took care of my issue immediately. This is the lens that made me say nothing but Nikon from now on. It gave me the tack sharp images I was expecting. The SWM is very quiet & fast and the build quality is second. to none.
August 1, 2010

Great Primary Lens
I leave this lens on my camera most of the time. It's great for weddings, portraits, landscape, and most every-day uses. Very sharp lens. I use it with my D700
August 1, 2010

One of the best lens
I bought this lens for my D700, and they are perfect fit. It is sharp, and renders wonderful colors.
July 31, 2010

Sharp, Accurate and Fast
I have been using this lens on my Nikon D300 for over a year and half and the pictures have been marvelous; my friends' accolades say it all, pictures are sharp. Yes, the lens is very expenseive and quite heavy, but the picutes obtained are worth the price and weight.
July 31, 2010

Outstanding Lens!
Have owned this lens for a year now...clear to the edges...versatile...great 'scapes to portraits...
July 31, 2010

Great Lens!
Buy this lens!
Aside from being well built, this lens is extremely sharp.I review the image files on my 21" Computer Monitor and they are, to say the least, outstanding. Pictures are very sharp and crystal clear (provided YOU do all your supposed to do to ensure a steady shot!).
You will be immediately impressed. It is worth the investment.
July 31, 2010

portraits must have
this is the lens and only lens I use for portraits. I love this one for people shooting
July 31, 2010

Amazing
This is an amazingly fast and sharp lens. Worth every penny. If I could only have one lens for weddings this would be it.
July 31, 2010

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Yes, this lens is fully compatible with the D5100 camera. However, the D5100 is a DX camera, so it will crop the image that is projected by this lens. In doing so, it will make your images appear closer than when using the same lens on a Full Frame (FX) camera. The crop factor is 1.5, so the 24mm end will act like a 36mm lens on an FX camera. The 70mm end will act like a 105mm lens on an FX camera. If the range from 36mm to 105mm will do what you want it to do, then this will be a good lens for you.

However, most photographers prefer a range of 17-55mm on a DX camera when shooting people and events. Nikon makes a great 17-55mm f/2.8 DX lens specifically for this purpose. I recommend you consider it as an alternative. The image quality of the 17-55mm f/2.8 DX lens is essentually equal to the 24-70mm f/2.8 FX lens. I used the 17-55mm f/2.8 for several years for shooting weddings before I converted to FX with the D3 camera.

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I am sending my fairly new version of this lens back because it has never auto-focused on my D800, which I assume falls under the issues of quality control. Other lenses focus just fine of the D800, so this must be an issue with the lens and not the camera body I assume. If I find anythign else out after submitting the lens for Nikon warranty repair/service I wil advise.

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There have been reports of focusing issues with the D800 and a fix is already rumored to exist. I have never heard of a QC problem with high end Nikon glass. I own the 24-70 and it is a very fine lens. I have quite a few Nikon lenses and I have not had a problem with quality. In any case, Nikon stands behind their products, so I would not be concerned.

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Maybe I just can't see it, but I do not see the Minimum focus distance listed in the tech specs.That is a very integral part of my shopping for a lens.

What is the Minimum FOCUS DISTANCE of the Nikkor AF-S 24-70 F2.8 VR????

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Yes, in fact it is one of the very best lenses with the D700. I shoot with a D3, which has the same sensor as the D700, and about 95% of my shots use this lens. It is extremely sharp and low in distortion.

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I bought this lens few weeks ago and I went outside to take pictures in national park, when It was dusty and windy. When I zoom, the dust sometimes get inside and when is there some dirt and I zoom again then it scratch a little bit and I do not know how to get rid of the dirt that is stuck in that place. Hopefully you know what spot do I mean where the small dirt can get. My question is if It damages lens at all or It is minor issue.Another feature that I noticed is that when I use manual focus ring that I can turn around many times I can. I thought that I cam turn only a quarter of ring. Does it somehow damages lens if i turns it more that the quarter, because when I turn more the limit, there is some resistance but not that significant.Thank you

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I currently have a 17-55 on my D300s. I am thinking of getting the 24-70, my question is, is there any sense in getting the 24-70, since the focal length of the 17-55 pretty much is in range with the 24-70?

And since the 24-70 is a FX lens... What is the actual focal length of this lens and a DX body such as a D300s?

Thanks

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Favorite Subject: Portrait

Nikon Family: 0-1 years

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If you already have the 17-55 then I personally wouldnt bother woth the 24-70, however good it may be you will be spending money for an extra 15mm of reach. You may want to consider the 70-200 or similar to add to what you already use.As for the focal lengths, the 24-70 will be a 24-70 on DX, the focal length doesnt change, its the angle of view that changes and if you have not used film or an FX body then I really wouldnt worry about the difference as its going to mean absolutely nothing to you, just use a lens that does what you want it to.

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Mark, it depends on your shooting profile and if you have other lens beyond 55. While initially the ranges seem similar their not. Because of the DX crop factor (1.522x). Actually the FX 24-70 on your DX camera would be actually 36-106. I suggest reviewing the metadata from your pictures to see what your shooting profile is (ie the focal range of the majority of your shots). Also recommend checking out Nikon's lens simulator so you can see the diffrence between the two lens. http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/simulator/

Lastly, these are both great lens with the exception that one was made for DX cameras and the other for FX cameras. I own the 24-70 and its great for everyday.

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